Abstract
The model developed in this dissertation describes a two-echelon inventory control system consisting of one depot, m bases, and an inventory of n items. The system particularly addressed is the Air Force depot/base supply system for high demand, low cost, expendable items. Preliminary to the model construction, a discussion of system models is made which emphasizes the necessity of incorporating system objectives into a model and outlines the characteristics of a "good" model. This discussion leads into a development of military, and in particular Air Force, inventory system objectives as being that of minimization of inventory investment subject to ordering and performance constraints. A review of inventory theory in the context of investment minimization subject to ordering and performance constraints is provided for both the single and two-echelon situations. A discussion of the present Air Force depot/ base models is presented which points out the failure of these models not only of appropriate incorporation of system objectives but also of adherence to the precepts that characterize a "good" model. In particular they lack controllability by system managers and completeness in their description of the two-echelon system. ...
Stoob, John Charles (1972). A two-echelon inventory control model for expendable items with considerations for inventory investment, order volume, and system performance. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -186187.